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Letter: Objects to premise

Editor: Mr. Pitts, having read your columns in the past, I know you're a thinker and hold your principles dearly. I may not always agree with you, but am always interested in your take on issues.

Your recent column "This who 'we' really is, Glenn" is one of those with which I must disagree. Oh, not with the cited people and their stands taken or martyrdom given, for "we'' stand with them. I'm speaking of the basic premise you posit that because Glenn is not black he dare not speak inclusively of the civil right issue.

Sir, I, too, am white and worked for civil rights, as did some of my white friends -- some whom housed frightened blacks at risk to their own lives and homes -- so I object to your premise. I am certain Glenn meant "We the people'' -- the citizens of our nation -- with regard to only the content of their character.

Please, sir, let us always remember, too, the work, sacrifices, and even martyrdom of those who were not black, who stood shoulder to shoulder for the principle of equality.